Islamabad (MEDIA) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) jointly conducted two successful raids at Lahore and Karachi and seized illegal gateway exchanges. Grey Setup operational at Lahore area of Badami Bagh was successfully raided and four Voice over internet Protocol (VoIP) Gateways along with supporting hardware andRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) In view of service problems faced by consumers, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has asked all the users of illegal jammers to remove the unauthorized devices immediately otherwise action will be initiated against violator as per Pakistan Telecom (Re-Organization) Act 1996. It has been repeatedly informed that jammer(s) installed inRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) In a shocking event of cyber crime, it is revealed that Rs. 72 million worth of E-Tickets were stolen by various individuals and Air Travel Agents through Pakistan International Airline (PIA) website, reported Dunya Newspaper. Report said that tickets were stolen for more than a year and itRead More →
LAHORE (MEDIA) Warid Telecom, leading innovator in Pakistan’s telecom industry, now offers its prepaid subscribers the lowest international call rates to Afghanistan. Warid Telecom subscribers can now make calls to landline and mobile numbers in Afghanistan for just 30 paisas per second. To avail this offer Warid subscribers have toRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) The Supreme Court of Pakistan asked the finance secretary to submit a detailed report that how Rs. 62 billion were withdrawn from Universal Services Fund (USF) on Monday during hearing petition about PTA and other realted issues. A three-member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief JusticeRead More →
ISLAMABAD (SPECIAL REPORT) Policy Directive of the Ministry of Information Technology & Telecom and all ensuing steps taken by Pta and the LDI Licensees do not fall within the purview of the Competition Act 2010 or jurisdiction of the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP). This is stance of Moitt reportsRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) As news in telecom sector are spreading about telecoms group VimpelCom, which also owns Mobilink Pakistan, that it’s eyeing a bid for Warid Telecom, VimpelCom believes that in-market consolidation would be positive for Pakistan. A spokesperson for VimpelCom telecoms, responding to Daily Times’ query to this scribe declinedRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) Mozilla’s Firefox browser has lost more than 11 percent of its user share in the last two months, giving Google’s Chrome another shot at replacing it as the world’s No. 2 browser, according to new data. Statistics from Web measurement company Net Applications illustrated a rapid decline inRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) Mobilink has posted 5 percent overall increase in revenues in the second quarter of 2013. VimpelCom’s Q213 results claim that Mobilink’s mobile data revenues have gone up by 32 percent. Mobilink has also seen higher revenues coming in from the interconnect, VAS and other streams which remained aRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) Mobilink has provided support for development of infrastructure and facilities in press clubs of Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi. The upgrade is part of Mobilink’s drive to improve working conditions for the media fraternity and the press clubs’ patrons. Omar Manzur, Head of Corporate Communications Mobilink, emphasized on theRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) This year’s Pakistan Independence Day 14 August 2013 Google Doodle is totally unique. The doodle features our northern areas with K2 (2nd highest mountain in the world) in the background and a Markhor (Pakistan’s National Animal) standing on a hill top. Goog[]e is written in green colored specialRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) BlackBerry has confirmed it is considering a possible sale of the company. The smartphone maker announced that its board has formed a special committee to evaluate strategic options, and these could include, among others, joint ventures, strategic partnerships or alliances or a sale of the company. The committeeRead More →